EYES
Eyelining is mainstay. One of the most sizzling looks is a lined eye
with just the right amount of smudging. Adjust your sensuality with the
amount of darkness and smudged width. A thorough smudging
will leave your eyes look more defined and crisp. It has been a winning trend for
centuries.
Takes practice after practice but it's worth the effort. Effectiveness depends on the quality of the built-in brush.
TRY: Estee Lauder, YSL, Revlon, Chanel.
Semi-soft gives you most control. Effectiveness depends on smudge-factor.
TRY: Prescriptives, Oil of Olay, Janet Sartin
Use fat pencils and cream-to-powder shadows for gradual shading. Effectiveness depends on how easily it blends.
TRY: Lancome
Apply with a flat-tip, dry brush to layer on top of the smudged lines. It will make the lines look more natural and last longer.
TRY: YSL, Chanel, Stila
Conceptually captivating but difficult to finesse.
For a smudgy, smoky lash line, use medium tipped, semi-soft pencils and powder.
Line top and bottom lash lines from the very inner to the very outer corners with an eyelining pencil. Pick a color that is two shades darker than the color of your eyes. For dark brown eyes, use a black pencil, while lighter brown eyes look better with a dark brown or charcoal pencil.
Then smudge lightly with your ring finger to soften and blend the edges of the top line.
Apply favorite your eyeshadow colors.
Line just above the lashes with liquid liner. Go over the lines with
any shadow that's dark, like gunmetal gray, navy, deep green or plum. The softened
edges render a smoldering look.